Sales of the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels Up Over June 2019
July 13, 2020
Sales of the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels were up over the list from June 2019, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manga News: Yen Press Announces New Acquisitions
July 7, 2020
Yen Press kicked off July with two rounds of announcements of new manga, art book, and light novel licenses.
Dark Nights and Domestic Comedy
June 9, 2020
Shout-out to The Way of the Househusband, a quirky comedy about a former yakuza (organized crime) boss who goes all melty and domestic when he marries a career woman.
Glimmers of Hope in a Down Market
June 9, 2020
Not gonna lie: The Superhero numbers look terrible at first glance.
Bong-Joon Ho's 'Parasite' Becomes a Graphic Novel
June 5, 2020
Keep your eye on Beastars, a shonen story set in a high school where all the students are anthropomorphized animals, some of whom are natural predators of others.
Could Be Better, Could Be Worse
June 5, 2020
Sales held steady in May, according to the list of the top 20 adult graphic novels in the book channel.
What Bookstores Were Selling While Comic Shops Were Closed
May 15, 2020
April releases made up a bigger share of the top 20 superhero and manga titles.
The COVID-19 Closings Take Their Toll
May 15, 2020
The decline showed up in different ways on the three different charts.
Spot the Differences
May 11, 2020
The chart includes new releases that were distributed in the book channel but not in comic stores due to the Diamond Comic Distributors shutdown.
Big Impact in the First Full Month of Coronavirus Impact
May 11, 2020
While the bookstore closures and other coronavirus effects have not wiped out adult graphic novel sales, they have definitely had a big impact.
